Ornament



J. N. CAYO May 6, 1941,

ORNAMENT Filed May 24, 1940 INVENTOR. Juuus N. CAYo ATTORNEYS PatentedMay 6, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to ornaments to be employed in decorating a roomor the like. It has for its objects:

First, to provide a new and improved ornament of the type described.

Second, to provide such an ornament which may be produced inexpensivelyand which is attractive in appearance.

Third, to provide such an ornament which has a pictorial background anda three-dimensional figure therefor all enclosed in a suitable frame andbehind a suitable curved transparent material which permits viewing ofthe figure and the background from substantially all angles.

Other objects and advantages pertaining to details and economies ofconstruction and operation will appear from the description to follow.The invention is defined in the claims. A preferred embodiment of myinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved ornament.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. ;3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of the back member employed in making my ornament.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a top or bottom element.

My new ornament indicated generally at I consists of a back 2 which isdisposed vertically. A top member 3 and a bottom member 4 project fromthe top and bottom edges of the back. They are preferably of curved formas shown. The top and bottom members 3 and 4 are joined to the back bymeans of nails 5.

At the sides of the face 6 of the back 2 are vertically extendinggrooves I which join with curved grooves 8 which extend peripherally atthe sides and front of the top of the bottom member 4 and the bottom ofthe top member 3 and which receive all of .the edges 9 of a curved sheetI0 of transparent material. The sheet may be flat until assembly and isgiven and retains its curved form because its edges are all disposed inand concealed by the grooves I and 8.

On the face of the back 2, I provide a pictorial representation H and onthe top of the bottom 4, I provide a three-dimensional figure I2representing subject matter related to the pictorial representation II.The sheet I0 encloses both the pictorial representation I I and thethreedimensional figure I2 and because of the curved form of the sheetand the open sides of the ornament, it is possible to view both thepictorial representation I I and the figure I2 from substantially allangles.

My ornament is extremely attractive in appearance because it gives athree-dimensional effect. It can be made very inexpensively since thesheet material may be Celluloid or a similar transparent product. Itdoes not have to be formed since the grooves in the back and top andbottom members will give it the desired form.

The terms and expressions which have been herein employed are used asterms of description and not of limitation. There is no intention in theuse of such terms and expressions of excluding equivalents of thefeatures shown and described or portions thereof. It is recognized thatvarious modifications are possible within the scope of the inventionclaimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by t e a ent is:

1. In an article of the class described, the combination of a verticallydisposed back having top and bottom members projecting from the top andbottom edges thereof to partially enclose the face thereof, verticalgrooves at the sides of the face of the back joining with curved groovesin the side and front periphery of the top of the bottom member and thebottom of the top member to receive and conceal the edges of a sheet oftransparent material, a sheet of a. transparent material with its edgesdisposed in and concealed by said groove and held in a curved formthereby, a pictorial representation on the enclosed face of said back,and a three-dimensional figure representing a subject related to saidpictorial representation disposed upon the top of said bottom member andenclosed by said transparent sheet.

2. In an article of the class described, the combination of a verticallydisposed back having top and bottom members projecting from the top andbottom edges thereof to partially enclose the face thereof, verticalgrooves at the sides of the face of the back joining with curved groovesin'the side and front periphery of the top of the bottom member and thebottom of the top member to receive and conceal the edges of a sheet oftransparent material, and a sheet of a transparent material with itsedges disposed in and concealed by said groove and held in a curved formthereby.

3. In an article of the class described, the combination of a verticallydisposed back having top and bottom members projecting from and face ofsaid back to receive and conceal the edges of a sheet of transparentmaterial, and a. sheet of transparent material with its edges disposedin and concealed by said groove and held in 5 curved form thereby.

JULIUS N. CAYO.

